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Placing into orbit of CRYOSAT satellite - Artist view

by

ESA/P.Carril/Novapix

Reference

e-sot01-70002

Date

2007-06-19

Artist view of the European satellite CryoSat put into orbit by the rocket Rockot ; it was destroyed on launch in 2005. This satellite was designed to provide more accurate data on the rate of change of the surface elevation of the polar ice sheets and sea ice thickness. An exact copy of Cryosat-2 will be launched on 2009.